So, you have a BookBub Featured Deal coming up (exciting!), and you want as many readers as possible to know about the limited-time discount. Social media can be a great place to announce your BookBub deal to get it into the hands of more readers. But this type of social … [Read more...]
Backlist Marketing
Don’t let your backlist books get dusty on the shelf! Learn the tips and tricks of backlist marketing to boost sales.
A Debut Author’s Strategy for a Breakout Featured Deal
For all of 2025, like many indie authors, I struggled to get reviews. I struggled with sales. And above all else, I struggled with marketing. I considered discounting my book and using BookBub Featured Deals to help drive visibility, though I’d heard advice that I should … [Read more...]
Ask a BookBub Editor: Your Featured Deals Questions, Answered
We put out a call for our partners’ most pressing questions about BookBub Featured Deals, and you delivered! So I sat down with Maya, one of our Featured Deals editors, for an "ask me anything" to tackle them head-on. In this video, Maya pulls back the curtain on how the … [Read more...]
What’s Working for Indie Authors on BookBub (with Examples!)
Wondering what BookBub readers are gravitating toward right now? We've pulled together examples of indie Featured Deals that connected strongly with our subscribers across a wide range of categories in 2025. From low-stakes adventures to seasonal mysteries to Navy SEAL … [Read more...]
11 Clever Ideas for Promoting Sequels or Later-Series Books
If you’re publishing a sequel, whether it’s the second book in a duology or a later-in-series book, its launch is a chance to capitalize on the success of the previous book(s). You’ll already have a built-in fan base eager for more, but you need to make sure they’re aware a … [Read more...]
You Keep Getting Rejected for a Featured Deal: Now What?
As many of our partners know, the submission process for BookBub Featured Deals is a competitive one, and we know it can be frustrating to apply and not be selected. If you’ve been applying for a Featured Deal for one (or more) of your books and have yet to have your book … [Read more...]
Do Free Book Promotions Still Work?
I was about 12 when my hair went from entirely straight to very, very frizzy. It had become curly, but no one in my family recognized that yet. My 10-year-old brother, however, knew I had a problem. Kids at school had begun to mock me for my halo of frizz. So when, at the … [Read more...]
BookBub Trend Watch 2025: Tropes Readers Love in 11 Categories
What have BookBub readers been most interested in lately? There’s no one better to answer this question than our editors, so they’ve compiled a list of trends that are working well right now across a variety of categories, from romances to thrillers and beyond. Read on to … [Read more...]
How BookBub Editors Write Featured Deals Blurbs
When your book gets selected for a Featured Deal, BookBub editors will craft a blurb for your feature. You might have questions about this blurb — how do we decide what to include? What are the editors’ priorities when they put together a blurb? I’ve been writing blurbs … [Read more...]
8 Ideas to Get More Value from Your Backlist Books
You don’t need to launch a new book to create exciting marketing opportunities — your backlist can also attract new readers and engage current fans. BookBub has been proving the power of backlist marketing for over a decade by helping older books find thousands of new … [Read more...]
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